Who exactly submits these reports? While I don't check on them for anything other than current water temp, they still seem so inaccurate. It appears that whoever is writing them is just copying and pasting from every other lake in that general area. Also what kind of scale are they using when they write that the fishing for a particular lake is "slow" or "good" or "fair"?I asked a game warden friend of mine in Oklahoma about their fishing reports and he said it is usually the warden working the lake and he may or may not have talked to anyone. Sometimes they ask one fisherman they are checking at the ramp and enter whatever report he tells them. He's even told me that there have been guys that have just "mailed in" a report while on vacation so that there is a current report. Does this happen with TPWD? I realize that every lake can't have its own version of FLT Flash report but it would be nice to see accurate water temp range as well as what ramps are useable every week.

They are submitted by guides, local anglers and the writer themselves. They are compiled weekly and then put into the format you see. If a lake does not have someone to provide a report you will see it listed as no report available. The info is updated weekly BTW.

If ramps are not usable, if there are water hazards or if certain restrictions are implemented you will see that listed as well. You will get clarity, water level, temp range and a brief report for each species of gamefish when possible.

I haven't been on this site in a while so I missed the question from September and my search didn't reveal the previously asked question until I copied and pasted the thread mentioned by grout scout. That answers my question. Thanks for the input.